vintovka
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$200 limit at my PO with lots of grumblingThe good thing about going to the PO to cash a MO is if it is a fake the PO can't deduct it from your account.
$200 limit at my PO with lots of grumblingThe good thing about going to the PO to cash a MO is if it is a fake the PO can't deduct it from your account.
Are you saying they will only cash one up to $200.00?$200 limit at my PO with lots of grumbling
I think there are credit card processing fees that they have to pay. I know our local gas stations will also give a discount on gas if you're paying cash. This world is full of scammers and thieves though. they are a plague and the CC seems like the safest route. the last thing I bought on GB had a 3.5% upcharge for CC use. So what? You're probably already overpaying because it's GB so saving money isn't that important to you. LOLIf a seller takes CC's the 3.5 to 6% is usually already added to the items price. Usually the 6%. Why sellers profit from use of other forms of payment.
Well as the post stated. They are a convenient way to send money. I send it to an emailI know several gun dealers who have had their PayPal accounts frozen with several thousand dollars involved. When you sign up for PayPal, Venmo, Square, etc you voluntarily agree to abide by their policies and their means of arbitration. If you violate their terms they can and do keep your $$$$ and you have no recourse.
And checks, no matter whether bank check or personal check have also specific statutes about counterfeiting, fraud, etc.
Again, mail fraud is mail fraud, doesn't matter one bit whether you mailed a personal check, bank check, money order or bubble gum wrappers. As a seller, having an easily verifiable means of determining the validity is important.
Which has nothing to do with anything. Comparing the customer service of a run of the mill branch bank vs the post office? Give me the convenience of walking into a nice smelling bank vs a post office with a line to the door, government employees and a notoriously poor attitude.
Ever try and get a refund on a USPS money order? I have twice. Never again.
*******And its not been mentioned, but if the seller says he's going to send a check/money order in a larger amount than the sale, and asks that you return the difference? He's a scammer.
And FedEx no longer accepts firearms for shipments per their current tariff unless you are a dealer and registered with their FFL program.UPS and Fed Ex do offer to pick up items from you.
Sign up for an account.........
They declined one at 300 said they are limited to cash on hand. This is same PO that lets leftist supporters and BLM set up advertising/soliciting tables on the front sidewalk and charge $180 for a small PO BX. Its the only one in Florence Oregon.Are you saying they will only cash one up to $200.00?
For a year.........thats cheap. Typically $20/month here.They declined one at 300 said they are limited to cash on hand. This is same PO that lets leftist supporters and BLM set up advertising/soliciting tables on the front sidewalk and charge $180 for a small PO BX. Its the only one in Florence Oregon.
At other house currently its 60/yr. It was a $40 increase with no warning. Postal worker there said about half the box holders are not renewing and its playing hell with forwarding. Considering a hardened street box.For a year.........thats cheap. Typically $20/month here.
The PO box is also security. Listing your actual address where valuable items being sold in not a good idea.Try and figure out the logic of charging you to go pick up your own mail, but will deliver practically to your door for nothing (sender is paying).
Another thing is all the political junk mail is maybe 10 cents to send.
No wonder they are losing money.
Of course there is. Credit cards. Either don't do business with sellers that don't take a card or resign yourself to the surcharge. Other than that your personal credit is smart, fast, convenient, secure and protects you from seller default. I don't know why such a big deal needs to be made of it.
Providing a dated picture of the item and sellers net name is a requirement on some forums. Not infallible but helps.Remember to ask for specific pics of the item with the seller’s name and date handwritten on a note visible in the pic. I just got approached by a scammer offering a desert Eagle I was looking for on another forum and he had great pics and all the right words. The price was fair but not great. After a couple of friendly back and forths I asked for a pic of the gun with a piece of fruit visible in the pic and the seller went radio silent. Turns out He had seen my WTB ad and emailed me pretending to be another member of the forum. Scamming scum bag.
That is true, and as the OP was posting as a seller, relevant.the issue with credit cards is while it’s all up side for the buyer, it can be risky for the seller. For the seller taking credit cards comes with the risk of a fraudulent chargeback.....
if taking CC's attracts more bidders to your auction, makes the checkout and payment process instantaneous, smooth and validated for both parties, it still seems to me to be an attractive option for sellers.
Isn't the party claiming the chargeback held to account for validity of claim? How often do they actually get away with it?